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Benjamin Cretois
I am a PhD Student at the Department of Geography at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. My research focus primarily on finding ways to better use Citizen Science observations to produce better species distribution maps. I also have a keen interest in topics related to Human-Wildlife coexistence and bayesian methods.
Education
PhD. Candidate, Geography
Norwegian University of Science & Technology
Trondheim, Norway
Current - 2018
- Working on improving the use of Citizen Science data. Involved extensive use of bayesian methods and spatial data analysis
- University Graduate Fellow
M.Sc., Environment and Law
Université de Rennes I
Rennes, France
2018 - 2016
- Thesis: “The revival of wolves and other large carnivores and their impact on the livelihood of rural communities”
B.S., Ecology and Evolution
Université de Rennes I
Rennes, France
2016 - 2013
Infantry School of Lorient
French Navy
Lorient, France
2011 - 2011
- Learning how to lead a team of soldiers
- First aid, thinking in harsh conditions
Research Experience
Research Assistant
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Trondheim, Norway
2018
- Helping in the writing of a report for the EU Parliament
- Analyzing depredation data from European country
Research Assistant
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Trondheim, Norway
2017
- Analyzing “conservation values” in national and international legal instruments
Professional Experience
Teaching Experience
I am passionate about education. I believe that teaching is a way to better understand the concepts that we use ourselves
Quantitative methods.
NTNU’s Department of Geography
Trondheim, Norway
Current - 2018
- TA and lectured
- Teaching the use of R programming, regression techniques & data visualization
- Master level class
GIS Tools for climate change studies
NTNU’s Department of Geography
Trondheim, Norway
Current - 2018
- TA and lectured
- Advanced GIS analysis to study climate related problems
- Master level class
Introduction to GIS & Quantitative methods
NTNU’s Department of Geography
Trondheim, Norway
Current - 2018
- TA and lectured
- Introduction to programming in R and basic statistical techniques
- Bachelor level class
Selected Scientific Communication Writing
I regularly post tutorial about data analysis and summarize my recent papers on my website
Point pattern analysis in Stan - Part 1
benjamincretois.netlify.app
N/A
2020
- Tutorial on fitting point process model with different softwares - primarily for Stan users.
The contribution of hunters to monitoring biodiversity in Europe
European Federation for Hunting and Conservation
N/A
2020
Can Humans and Wild Ungulates Live Together in a European Landscape?
Ecology For the Masses
N/A
2020
Selected Publications
Hunters as citizen scientists: Contributions to biodiversity monitoring in Europe.
Global Ecology and Conservation
N/A
2020
- Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Grainger, M., Nilsen, E. B., & Rød, J. K.
The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe’s Anthropocene.
Biological Conservation
N/A
2020
- Linnell, J. D., Cretois, B. (co-first authorship), Nilsen, E. B., Rolandsen, C. M., Solberg, E. J., Veiberg, V., … & Kaltenborn, B.
Accounting for spatial varying sampling effort due to accessibility in Citizen Science data: A case study of moose in Norway.
Spatial Statistics
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2020
- Sicacha-Parada, J., Steinsland, I., Cretois, B., & Borgelt, J.
What form of human-wildlife coexistence is mandated by legislation? A comparative analysis of international and national instruments
Biodiversity and Conservation
N/A
2019
- Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Kaltenborn, B. P., & Trouwborst, A.
Research for AGRI Committee-The Revival of Wolves and Other Large Predators and Its Impact on Farmers and Their Livelihood in Rural Regions of Europe
Report for the European Parliament
N/A
2018
- Linnell, J. D., & Cretois, B.
Selected Talks
Conceptual insights on what presence means
NTNU’s Department of Geography
Trondheim, Norway
2020
- Cretois, B.
Coexisting with large mammals in the human-dominated landscape of Europe’s Anthropocene.
4th Conference of the Nordic Society Oikos
Reykjavik, Iceland
2020
- Cretois, B.
Living with success with wild large mammals in Europe’s anthropogenic landscape
Conservation Optimism Summit
Oxford, UK
2019
- Cretois, B.